Hi Doug.
The generated help is the output created from your source
files when you compile your project and that is displayed when you
click the "View Result" button. This is different to the published
output which is the actual output that has been published to the
location defined in your webhelp single source layout. This is
performed by clicking the "Publish" button once you have generated
the output.
Just to add to Colum's reply, when you generate RH produces a
complete new set of files. When you go on to publish, there is a
check box that enables you to decide whether you want to just
publish changed files to the server or all files.
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